sentenced. she will be sent to prison in the college cheating scandal. for how long? tonight, what the judge decided. the major storm we're watching as we come on. the tropical system that will hit the bahamas yet again tonight. florida watching this closely. rob marciano has the new timing and track. tonight, the former cheerleader learning her fate. after the verdict, found not guilty of killing her newborn daughter and then burying her in her backyard. but tonight, the sentence on the other charge. and what the judge decided to do. 14 million watching the big debate. the first time all the leading democratic candidates on one stage. vice president biden taking aim at elizabeth warren and bernie sanders and their health care plan. will taxes go up? beto o'rourke on taking guns away. and the attack from julian

castro on joe biden. did he go too far? scare at the empire state building. the man wielding what appeared to be a sword. and what happened next. the new headline tonight about patriots star antonio brown. will he play? the homeowner and his friend who was looking at google earth. discovering there was a car sitting at the bottom of the lake behind the house. tonight, what authorities have discovered in the car. major health news. a possible first of its kind treatment for children with peanut allergies. and the heartburn medication under the microscope tonight. concern over a possible cancer-causing chemical in zantac. and "made in america" is back. can you guess what we brought back with us from texas? good evening. it's great to have you with us on this friday night. we're just back from houston. 14 million watching the debate last night. we'll have the fallout in just a

moment. but first, felicity huffman sentenced to 14 days in prison. she had pleaded guilty after paying a proctor to correct her daughter's s.a.t. score. a tearful apology in court today. she had asked for probation, but the judge sentenced her to prison time and explained why. here's eva pilgrim. >> reporter: felicity huffman, walking hand-in-hand with her husband out of a boston courthouse just moments after being sentenced to 14 days in prison for her role in that massive college admissions scandal. >> is prison the right sentence? >> reporter: inside, prosecutors arguing for a month behind bars, adding, a message must be sent for the next felicity huffman. >> the judge made it clear she wants to send a message. just because you have money and you have privilege, it doesn't mean that you can get away with

something like this. >> reporter: huffman, who admitted to paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's s.a.t. scores, apologizing to the students and the schools, saying, i take full responsibility for my actions. then tearfully addressing her daughter. i can only say i am so sorry, sophia. i was frightened. i was stupid. and i was so wrong. i have inflicted more damage than i could ever imagine. just before sentencing, the judge saying, trying to be a good mother doesn't excuse this. the "desperate housewives" star will serve a year of probation, do 250 hours of community service, and pay a $30,000 fine. more than a dozen other parents now face sentencing after pleading guilty. another 19 are fighting the charges, including actress lori laughlin and her husband. do you guys have any comment? the couple accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into usc. pleading not guilty to conspiracy charges.

they could face up to 40 years behind bars. >> if they both get convicted she will likely be serving much more time than huffman got today. >> reporter: in making her decision today, the judge noting the outrage in this case. saying huffman took steps to get one more advantage in a system already so distorted by money and privilege. >> eva, when does huffman start serving this 14-day sentence? we know there are opinions on both sides, critics who believe 14 days wasn't enough. >> reporter: that's right, david. there is some outrage on social media, some saying this is another example of privilege. huffman has six weeks to report to a prison that will be decided soon. the judge making it very clear she wants huffman to work directly with families in her community service.

telling her after she's paid he d t ing do g ahe hong t. tho the east. let's get right to rob marciano. we're all thinking about the folks in the this is going to h recovery efforts. and a tropical depression, will strengthen tomorrow. up the florida coastline, by tomorrow it should be a tropical storm. and sunday, impacting then curving out to sea. and a dangerous day tomorrow in the bahamas.

sunday, closer to the u.s., some wind and rain on the eastern coast of florida. >> close to the u.s., but not as close as some of the tracks were showing initially. to nd to the . ntencing t former high school cheerleader who was found not guilty of killing her newborn daughter. but the judge accusing her of a grotesque disregard for life. here's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: despite the anguish of a would-be grandmother, tonight a judge sentencing 20-year-old brook richardson to no additional jail time for burying her baby in a backyard. >> i can sometimes be selfish, but i would like to think that i've become better. >> reporter: the former ohio cheerleader pleading for leniency after she was found guilty of abuse of a corpse. thursday she was sobbing after being acquitted on murder charges. just two days after her senior

prom she says she gave birth at home alone but claims that baby girl she named annabelle was stillborn. >> did you ever hear a cry or a whimper? >> repor ba teen mom and that the baby was born alive and buried without richardson ever telling anyone she gave birth. today the family of her baby's father, heartbroken at that choice. >> as we live with our grief and loss, she can now live knowing that her selfish decision was not her only choice. >> reporter: the judge saying he felt richardson had a grotesque disregard for life before, during, and after the pregnancy but could not take that into account. the baby's skeletal remains will now be released back to her. >> thank you. 14 million people watching the democratic debate yesterday. the top ten candidates on the stage for the first time. joe biden challenged from all

sides. but pushing back on sanders and warren, asking how they will pay for their health care plans. o'rourke on taking guns back in this country. and castro, many asking did he ryruce with joe biden's biden o? response. >> reporter: riding high. joe biden today greeting students and snapping selfies. >> how are you, man? >> reporter: on the debate stage, biden taking on his progressive rivals and their calls for medicare for all. >> and if you notice, nobody's yet said how much it's going to cost the taxpayer. >> reporter: bernie sanders pushing back. >> let us be clear, joe. in the united states of america, we are spending twice as much per capita on health care as the canadians or any other major country on earth. >> this is america. >> yeah, but americans don't want to pay twice as much as other countries. >> reporter: elizabeth warren defending her vision.

>> i've actually never met anybody who likes their health insurance company. i've met people who like their doctors. i met people who like their nurses. i've met people who like their pharmacists, i've met people who like their physical therapists. what they want is access to health care. >> reporter: warren has been rising in the polls. campaigning with her mantra, "i have a plan for that." david pressing her on afghanistan and her promise to pull troops out immediately. >> would you keep that promise to bring the troops home starting right now with no deal with the taliban? >> yes. >> reporter: the debate taking place in a state shaken by mass month. beto o'rourke of el paso making a passionate plea for mandatory gun buybacks. >> you know that critics call this confiscation. are you proposing taking away their guns? and how would this work? >> i am. if it's a weapon that was designed to kill people on a battlefield. hell, yes, we're going to take your ar-15, your ak-47. we're not going to allow it to

be used against our fellow americans anymore. >> reporter: kamala harris, facing tough questions on her changing positions on criminal justice issues, including how to investigate police shootings. >> when you had the power, why didn't you try to effect change then? >> so there have been -- there have been -- i'm glad you asked me this question. i made a decision that if i was going to have the ability to reform the system, i would try to do it from the inside. was i able to get enough done? absolutely not. >> reporter: but the most explosive moment of the night, former housing secretary julian seeming to take on hisot have t. >> youussau just said that two ago. you just said two minutes ago that they would have to buy in. are you forgetting what you said two minutes ago? >> reporter: but in fact it's not at all clear biden misspoke. today his team calling castro's attack a cheap shot. your campaign did call castro's attacks a low blow. is it fair for your rivals to

play the age card? >> sure it is. i mean, look. last night was the closest we've came to a debate. okay? we actually had an open debate on health care, and i felt very good about the debate on health care. >> and we appreciate the people at home who watched the debate. mary, joe biden calling the debate a good night for him. but he also told supporters today he could do better? >> reporter: he said i could have done better. but promised his supporters i will do better. tonight, biden is clearly looking forward to the next, more substantive phase of this campaign. >> thank you. and the new headline about antonio brown, sources say the nfl has to plans to stop him from playing this weekend, amid the new allegations and the lawsuit. here's kaylee hartung.

>> reporter: tonight, the patriots' newest star on the practice field, continuing to prepare to play this sunday, as the nfl investigates allegations of sexual assault against antonio brown. sources tell abc news the league has no plans at this time to put the wide receiver on the commissioner's exempt list. players on that list are ineligible to play or practice but still get paid. a civil lawsuit filed earlier this week by brown's former fitness trainer brittney taylor accuses the pro bowler of assaulting her on at least three separate occasions. brown, who denies the allegations, appearing to address the claims in this social media post. >> no matter what they say, no matter what they hate, somebody's still got to go to work. >> reporter: the video live streamed from tom brady's training facility. >> it's called tb 12. >> reporter: tonight, patriots head coach bill belichick refusing to weigh in on any nfl decision. >> no, i don't have any comment on that. not a decision i would make. >> reporter: antonio brown hasn't been charged criminally. sources telling abc news brown's accuser is scheduled to talk to the league next week. >> kaylee, thank you. next to a 22-year-old cold

case solved thanks to google earth. what was seen in a lake behind a house. re v'sictor oquendo. >> reporter: this is the google earth image that helped crack a 22-year-old mystery. look into the pond. that's a car submerged right behind a home. a former resident of this south florida neighborhood spotted it while searching the property online last month. the homeowner was alerted right away. >> yeah, that's definitely a car. why? i said, where is that? she goes, that's behind your house. >> reporter: barry fay called his friend with a drone, flew it above the scene, and they saw it. then he called police. new void video showing the moment police pulled the car from the water. a diver smashing the window, making a grisly discovery. >> they immediately shoved everyone off the property and back onto the sidewalk, and they knew that there was a body inside the car. >> reporter: the skeletal remains positively identified as

william moldt, missing since november 7th, 1997. last heard from when he called his girlfriend from a nightclub, telling her he'd be home soon. we're told the community where the car was found was under construction in 1997. the question now, how did william moldt end up in the pond. >> thanks, victor. and a pill for peanut allergies. the pill is designed to help children build a small tolerance to peanuts and lessen the potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this friday. the worries over a possible cancer causing chemical in a popular medication. and on top of the empire state building, a man wielding a

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the 17-year-old suspect was arrested. news tonight about zantac. the fda says small amounts of a possible carcinogen have been found in some products. patients told to check with their doctors. much more on our website for you. a passing to note. singer eddie money. ♪ i've got two tickets to paradise ♪ >> known for a string of hits in the '70s and '80s including "two tickets to paradise," "take me home tonight," and "baby hold on." eddie money was 70. when we come back, "made in america" is back. can you guess what we tried on for size in texas?

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finally tonight, "made in america" is back. you already know, wherever we go, we like to find something made in america. in texas, we found a trinin aca. we set out to find an american classic. a stetson hat. >> hello, sir, how are you? >> reporter: i can tell by the hats. founded by john b. stetson in 1865 during the gold rush. he traveled out west. >> he did. >> reporter: he was in search of gold like everyone else? >> he was. he set out to pike's peak. and on his way realized that people had inadequate headwear. >> reporter: selling hats for $5. by 1900, he had the largest hat factory in the world. more than a century later, more than 200 workers in garland, texas.

and they all have to pass through justin thomason, head of quality control. i have to admit, i'm feeling a little underdressed here. >> you should be. you're in texas you need a hat. >> reporter: i definitely need a stetson. justin proud to show me the labe and you see right heit ss math >> yes. >> reporter: how many people went into making and shaping this hat? >> about 100 sets of hands. >> reporter: on every hat? >> yes. >> reporter: making hats for buffalo bill, will rogers, annie oakley, james dean, roy rogers, ronald regan, indiana jones. all right. let's give it a shot. >> all right, that looks really good. >> reporter: yeah? what do you think? >> you just want a little snug on the front of your forehead. >> reporter: yeah? >> to where it's not going to blow away. it looks really good. >> reporter: you think i can pull it off? >> absolutely. you're doing it right now.

>> reporter: we'll let everyone at home decide that. tonight in that texas factory a tip of the hat to those workers. we ofov a good stetson. >> "made in america"! >> we love "made in america." thank you for watching here on a friday night. i'm david muir. hope to see you right back here on monday. good night. . now, news to build a better bay area from abc 7. >> it's the hottest that i ever remember it. it's just unbelievable. >> do you like it? >> no. at my age, you can't handle the heat. >> so how are you handling this

heat? 90s and triple digits gripping the bay area. good day to take a nice long dip in that pool. do i have to swim the laps? >> no, just splash around. >> i just want to relax. >> good afternoon, i'm larry beil. >> people are doing all they can today to beat the heat, even if it means strolling the fountain with your clothes on. >> that seems drastic. >> we're battling city traffic to get to ocean beach and san francisco. the water there is rather brisk. oh, getting the tube. 60 degree water. that will chill you. >> yeah, it will. maybe you want to get out and play on the bay as you can see in this live picture from our camera in emeriville. that just looks fantastic. spencer christian is beginning our team coverage on the heat. >> i did not walk through the water with my clothes on today. fortunately i spent most of my day indoors where it's cool. here's a look at live doppler 7.

it's 100 degrees at cloverdale and gilroy. 98 in santa rosa, napa, 96 in san jose. although san francisco didn't pop up automatically, it is 88 degrees here in san francisco. with all this heat, we still have a heat advisory in effect until 7:00 this evening. hottest areas could range from 96 degrees to about 104. under these conditions there is the increased risk of heat-related illness and we have a spare the air day today and then tomorrow will be another spare the air day. poorest air quality tomorrow in the inland east bay and the santa clara valley. the good news is a major cooldown is coming our way. air quality will improve, and